Raita is a simple Indian side dish made with vegetables added to spiced yogurt generally served as a cool, refreshing accompaniment with Biriyani or fried rice.

Ingredients

2% Yogurt 1 cup

Pickle cucumber(finely chopped) 1

Shallots (finely chopped) 4

Green chilli (finely chopped) 1

Tomato (finely chopped) 1

Coriander leaves(finely chopped) 2 tsp

Cumin powder 1 tsp

A dash of black pepper

Salt to taste

Method

1 In a bowl, stir yogurt until it is smooth.

2 Mix it with the chopped vegetables, cumin, pepper and salt

3 Garnish with a sprinkle of cumin powder and chopped coriander on top.

4 Serve chilled.